Initial Tension

Initial Tension
[Passive] Increases tension by (value) when battle starts.
Element	Fire
Category	Support
Equips on	Armour, Weapons
Max Combined	100
Sell Price	350 G (Rank I)

Initial Tension (Japanese: 抜刀テンション, Battō Tenshon) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that increases the Tension level at the start of a battle.

Gem stats

	Initial Tension Increase
	5-10
	15-20
	25-30
	35-40
	45-50
	75-100

Gem sources

Ways to obtain Initial Tension gems, including completing Quests, trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the Collectopaedia.

	Trade Oleksiy (Colony 9, 1*) Nic (Colony 9, 4*) Françoise (Colony 9, 1*)
	Trade Françoise (Colony 9, 5*)
	Quest Being a Good Grandfather
	None
	Quest Nopon Determination
	Quest A Flower for a Rose

Crystal and cylinder sources

Places to mine for Initial Tension crystals, and enemies which drop Initial Tension Crystals and Cylinders.

	Enemies Trainer Harmelon Amber Fischer Satorl Flamii Spear Tirkin Mechon M64 Mechon M63 Mechon M64X
	Enemies Flavel Andos Nero Andos Nero Andos (SE) Azul Andos Mechon M84 Hover Astas (SE)
	Mining Galahad Fortress B2F (map) - Ether Blast Furnace SE Ether Gear Enemies Roguish Frengel Obsessive Galgaron Rius Antol Aura Antol Ammos Orluga
	Mining Agniratha 1F (map) - NNE of Helas Pillar Enemies Amorous Arca Balanced Palamedes Clandestine Apety Experimental M86 M68/CHORD Meditative Varla Offensive/BRAVE Offensive/LYRIC Offensive Security Unit Phoenix Telethia Splendid Botis
	Mining Tephra Cave 2F (map) - Heavenly Window Enemies Unreliable Rezno Trava Kromar Satorl Rhogul Radiant Pterix

Unique armour and weapons

Unique Armour and Weapons with Initial Tension gems permanently attached to them.

	None
	None
	Armour Blade Gear Charge Gear Oriental Glasses
	None
	Armour Argos Gear Weapon Infinity
	None